King of Kings returned to Riga, Latvia to kick off the 2016 season in front of a jam-packed crowd at Arena Riga on February 27th, 2016. Once again the Hero’s Series was live on FightBox HD, delivering several memorable fights in both kickboxing and MMA rules.
In the World GP portion of the event, four quarterfinal matchups took place in the lightweight tournament, narrowing the competition down to the final four. Full results are below.
-70 kg, Pro-Am, Kickboxing Rules: Tonis Kravcenko (Latvia) def. Nikita Leshkovicca (Latvia) by UD
FightBox’s KOK Hero’s Series Results
-65 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Artur Smiertiev (Latvia) def. John Arhelge (Germany) by UD
-95 kg, MMA Rules: Arnoldas Vaicius (Lithuania) def. Igors Zauers (Latvia) by KO - 1st rd
-65 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Łukasz Łęczycki (Poland) def. Raimond Kazlovski (Latvia) by UD
-85 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Igor Tkacenka (Latvia) def. Igor Titov (Russia) by SD
-70 kg, MMA Rules: Łukasz Rajewski (Poland) def. Robert Skuyinsh (Latvia) by TKO (punches) 1st rd
-77 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Roman Zobin (Estonia) def. Oleg Hohlov (Russia) by UD (extra round)
-85 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Raimonds Aukstikalnis (Lativa) def. Valdemar Kulda (Lithania) by SD
KOK World GP Results
KOK Kickboxing 8-Man Lightweight (-71 kg) Tournament Quarterfinal Fights
Jordy Laret (Surinam) def. Dmitry Oleynik (Ukraine) by KO 2nd rd
Artur Isayants (Belarus) def. Dawid Mirkowski (Poland) by UD
Cristian Dorel (Moldova) def. Jordan Pikeur (Holland) by UD
Jan Naus (Lithuania) def. Vyacheslav Tevinsh (Latvia) by UD
-77kg, Kickboxing Rules: Zaur Dzhavadov (Latvia) def. Rodrigo Ferreira (Brazil) by KO 3rd rd - new KOK -77 kg Champion
Don’t forget that both parts of this incredible event, the Hero’s Series and the World Grand Prix will be replaying on FightBox HD in the near future. For more information, stay tuned to our Facebook page and check the full schedule here.
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